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And where is Princess Astrid's husband? I know he's not an official member of the royal family, but neither is Ari Behn.

They are - they just don't perform official duties.

Where were Ragnhild and Erling?

Ragnhild remained in Rio when Erling went to Oslo for Gunnar Sønsteby's funeral not too long ago, afaik, and the reason then was that she was too frail to travel. She'll turn 82 in about a week's time, so it is not totally unexpected. Quite possible that Erling returned to Rio after the funeral, and did not wish to attend these events without her.

I enjoyed the pictures of Sonja's brother and his wife on the palace balcony next to Astrid and husband. It's not often we see him, and he is now in his 90s and Sonja's only living sibling, so it was nice that they included him

I enjoyed the pictures of Sonja's brother and his wife on the palace balcony next to Astrid and husband. It's not often we see him, and he is now in his 90s and Sonja's only living sibling, so it was nice that they included him

Oh, I didn't see that - can you post that picture? I don't think I've ever seen Sonja's brother. Big age difference - are they close?

I enjoyed the pictures of Sonja's brother and his wife on the palace balcony next to Astrid and husband. It's not often we see him, and he is now in his 90s and Sonja's only living sibling, so it was nice that they included him

Oh, I didn't see that - can you post that picture? I don't think I've ever seen Sonja's brother. Big age difference - are they close?

Just looked up Sonja's dad on Wiki.

Karl August Haraldsen (5 April 1889 – 9 March 1959) married Dagny Ulrichsen (1898–1994) on May 22 1920

They had four children:Haakon Haraldsen (born 1921)Gry Haraldsen (born 1924, died 1970) (mother of Dag Swanstrøm, former CEO of Synnøve Finden)Karl Herman Haraldsen (1929–1936) who died in a boating accidentSonja Haraldsen (born 4 July 1937)

7. June 1936, just over a year before Sonja herself was born, her brother, Karl Herman died when sailing, the boat he was in exploded and burned at sea. The boy was, according to the magazine thrown overboard, together with his father, Karl August.

Was not found

The accident occurred midway through the Oslo Fjord, on the way to Drobak. The cause of the accident, according to the book have been that the carburetor engine leaked petrol.

Only the father managed to save his life. The little boy was never found after the accident, and Sonja, who was born the following year, never got to meet her brother.

Dagny Haraldsen and Karl August, was devastated by the tragedy. According to the magazine, it is said in the book that the only thing that could help them through this difficult time, was having another child. A year later, Sonja was born

Norwegian historian Dag T. Hoelseth wrote a blog post about it, in English.

Excerpt:

Dagny and Karl Haraldsen decided that the only way to help them getting on with life again was to have another child. The labour started in the afternoon on Sunday 4 July 1937 and Karl, who had been at the beach with Haakon and Gry – it was a very warm July day – returned home around five thirty and drove his wife to the Red Cross Clinic in Frederik Stangs gate. The little boy who died had been a Sunday child (and had died on a Sunday as well, which was not commented on in the biography, though) and now it was Sunday once more. Dagny really wanted that the new child to become a Sunday child as well. The midwife thought she would make it. At 8.30 p.m. a baby girl was born. «People around me were moaning about the heat,» Mrs. Haraldsen recalled, «but I was in Heaven. I was there with the little girl. A Sunday child is supposed to be lucky, it is something especially bright with a Sunday child.» The little girl resembled her late brother. Dagny Haraldsen thought everything was meant to be.